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ECHO CHECK [1 record]

Record 1 2019-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Data Transmission
DEF

A check to determine the correctness of the transmission of data by returning the received data to the source for comparison with the originally transmitted data.

OBS

echo check; loop check: designations and definition standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and reproduced with its permission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Transmission de données
DEF

Contrôle servant à vérifier la qualité d'une transmission en retournant à la source les données reçues ailleurs pour les comparer aux données transmises à l'origine.

OBS

contrôle en écho; contrôle en retour : désignations et définition normalisées par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA) et reproduites avec son autorisation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Transmisión de datos
DEF

Reexpedición al extremo emisor de unos datos recibidos en un equipo receptor, para compararlos con los originales y comprobar la exactitud de la transmisión efectuada.

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